Introduction

Children loved Gurudev and Gurudev loved children. He made each child feel very special. He treated them as individuals and talked to them at their level even when they came with the whole family. he always enquired about the children by name in his letters to householders. Sometimes he would enclose a separate sealed envelope with the child’s name on top with instructions that only the child was to open it. He took care that while writing to one child, the other one in the family does not feel neglected and we often find letters to siblings carrying the same date. And for two boys who were twins, he once wrote two letters on a single page with a vertical line dividing it!

In this section of the website we present a selection of letters from Swami Chinmayananda to children. To purchase the book ‘Yours Forever’ which has the full selection of letters please contact:
eshop@chinmayamission.com.

Select a category below:

Sketches for Children

Pujya Gurudev could see the world through the eyes of a child,…

Advice for Children

Gurudev made it a point to appreciate and encourage children.…

Love for Children

Pujya Gurudev shared the spontaneous and uninhibited joy of…

Advice for Balavihar

Pujya Gurudev encouraged people to start…

Children loved Gurudev and Gurudev loved children. He made each child feel very special. He treated them as individuals and talked to them at their level even when they came with the whole family. he always enquired about the children by name in his letters to householders. Sometimes he would enclose a separate sealed envelope with the child’s name on top with instructions that only the child was to open it. He took care that while writing to one child, the other one in the family does not feel neglected and we often find letters to siblings carrying the same date. And for two boys who were twins, he once wrote two letters on a single page with a vertical line dividing it!

In this section of the website we present a selection of letters from Swami Chinmayananda to children. To purchase the book ‘Yours Forever’ which has the full selection of letters please contact:
eshop@chinmayamission.com.

Select a category below:

Sketches for Children

Pujya Gurudev could see the world through the eyes of a child, full of innocent wonder and the joy of discovery. In many of his letters to children…

Advice for Children

Gurudev made it a point to appreciate and encourage children. Sometimes a line of advice from the Swami could have a great impact on a child.

Love for Children

Pujya Gurudev shared the spontaneous and uninhibited joy of children, responding to them in the same way with a dance of joy. Writing at a level that…

Advice for Balavihar

Pujya Gurudev encouraged people to start Balavihars so that children would imbibe the Indian culture and values. He gave them clear guidelines about…